The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) has organized today, February 4th, as World Cancer Day. This year’s theme: “Not beyond us.” It’s about highlighting that solutions to cancer are within our reach. Awareness is not beyond us. Prevention is not beyond us. And a cure is not beyond us. The UICC is encouraging everyone… Continue reading “Not beyond us” – Recognizing World Cancer Day
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A decade of psoriasis awareness
Today marks the ten-year anniversary of World Psoriasis Day, a day with four goals: raise awareness for the condition, improve access to treatment, increase understanding of known information and build unity among the global psoriasis community. And after ten years of raising awareness, it’s time to step it up a notch. Tomorrow, the International Federation of… Continue reading A decade of psoriasis awareness
Coming together to recognize World Aids Day
We believe that the best way to live better is by sharing real-world health experiences with each other, and today, PatientsLikeMe and aids.gov are encouraging everyone to share their own stories with HIV and AIDS. The theme of this year’s World Aids Day is “Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Results for an AIDS-Free Generation,” and you can participate by reaching… Continue reading Coming together to recognize World Aids Day
World Parkinson’s Congress recap
Here at PatientsLikeMe, we always look forward to hopping on the road and visiting you, the members who generously share personal health journeys so everyone can learn to live better, together. Recently, Molly (she’s part of your Community Team), Brad and Jim (part of our Partner Marketing team) drove north to Montreal to attend the… Continue reading World Parkinson’s Congress recap
World Psoriasis Day – Global access to treatment
The international community is coming together today to raise awareness about psoriasis, and this year’s theme for World Psoriasis Day is ‘global access to treatment.’ The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) includes almost 50 member associations around world, including the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) right here in the U.S. They’re helping to spread the… Continue reading World Psoriasis Day – Global access to treatment